Junior sous chef, Leigh Morris, from Wyboston Lakes recently won the Best Main Course Category in the finals of the 9th annual Conference Centres of Excellence/International Association of Conference Centres Chefs’ Challenge.
The expert panel of judges was headed by the chairman of the British Culinary Federation.
[UKPRwire, Wed May 30 2007] Junior sous chef, Leigh Morris, from Wyboston Lakes recently won the Best Main Course Category in the finals of the 9th annual Conference Centres of Excellence/International Association of Conference Centres Chefs’ Challenge.
The expert panel of judges was headed by the chairman of the British Culinary Federation.
Chefs from 48 member centres were invited to submit a menu and photograph of their proposed dishes for scrutiny. Entries were whittled down and Leigh was one of just twelve chefs invited to take part in the final live cook-off in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Wyboston Lakes’ executive chef, Fergus Martin, was extremely impressed with Leigh’s performance and said, “It is very much part of our company culture to develop and train our young people to realise their full potential. Although Leigh has only been with us for 18 months, he is already a strong leader of the team of chefs at The Waterfront Brasserie. He is hardworking and extremely confident in his own abilities and is not afraid to suggest creative and innovative ideas in his work. Leigh worked extremely hard to perfect the recipes for the competition and his dedication really paid off.”
Leigh was delighted with his performance and said, “This was a real learning curve for me and I enjoyed competing against chefs of all ages. This was the first time I have entered such a prestigious competition, and although I was one of the youngest entrants of the 12 finalists, the pressure really brought out the best in me. “
Leigh’s winning recipe was pork stuffed with apples and prunes, accompanied by braised potatoes, stuffed cabbage, and parsnip purée with a Calvados jus.
Apart from receiving a silver plaque, bottle of champagne and commemorative plate, Leigh received an excellent tribute from one of the judges who wrote in his critique that he “wanted Leigh to cook 3 more plates so that he could take them home for his dinner”!
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Editor’s notes:
Wyboston Lakes is set in a 350-acre rural site near St Neots, midway between Cambridge and Bedford and is the largest privately owned conference site in northern Europe
Visit www.wybostonlakes.co.uk
For more information about Wyboston Lakes contact the sales team
Tel: 0845 2300666 e-mail sales@wybostonlakes.co.uk
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Tel: 01767 601470 E-mail: val@ultimediapr.co.uk
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